Name: Philadelphia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3-8 higher. Feeder heifers were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.78/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$126.78

158 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	152.19	657	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	766	124.38	952	136
Medium and Large 2	507	123.15	624	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale158 hd

126.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,769 hd

146.05

−19.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,748	76.33	1,334	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	47.47	578	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	41.31	468	13

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	132	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	97.77/cwt	95.00–101.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	108.31/cwt	107.00–110.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.01/cwt	113.00–129.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.72/cwt	148.00–169.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	131.84/cwt	129.00–134.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	116.13/cwt	106.00–134.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	164.46/cwt	156.00–171.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	74.94/cwt	68.00–80.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.65/cwt	108.00–111.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.92/cwt	115.00–130.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.61/cwt	150.00–162.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.76/cwt	125.00–143.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	30.69/cwt	30.00–31.50	314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	486	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	76.33/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	629.11/cwt	500.00–730.00	6,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	600.38/cwt	500.00–730.00	7,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	121.08/cwt	115.00–128.00	397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,070.35/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	105.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.23/cwt	90.00–112.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.57/cwt	115.00–150.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	155	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.37/cwt	96.00–107.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	124.17/cwt	115.00–133.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	107.98/cwt	105.00–114.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,020	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	104.46/cwt	95.00–114.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	180.10/cwt	169.00–188.00	378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.40/cwt	115.00–155.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	917	69

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Tue Dec 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 322Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 65Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3-8 higher. Feeder heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	132	123.00	123.00
4	—	674	95.00–101.00	97.77
3	—	532	107.00–110.00	108.31
7	—	374	129.00–134.00	131.84
6	—	467	106.00–134.00	116.13
1	—	210	141.00	141.00
1	—	175	152.00	152.00
3	—	773	68.00–80.00	74.94
3	—	563	108.00–111.00	109.65
3	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	800	94.00	94.00
7	—	413	115.00–130.00	123.92
2	—	608	95.00–114.00	104.46
6	—	316	130.00–138.00	134.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	115.00–128.00	121.08
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
5	—	471	100.00–112.00	105.48
3	—	573	90.00–112.00	103.23
2	—	625	96.00–107.00	101.37
1	—	240	129.00	129.00
2	—	388	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	513	105.00–114.00	107.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	113.00–129.00	119.01
3	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.92
9	—	373	148.00–169.00	159.72
3	—	313	156.00–171.00	164.46
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	125.00–143.00	133.76
2	—	278	160.00–162.00	160.95
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	195	176.00	176.00
4	—	210	169.00–188.00	180.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	146.08
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	155	153.00	153.00
4	—	464	115.00–133.00	124.17
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
4	—	415	115.00–155.00	136.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
6	—	427	150.00–162.00	156.61
2	—	458	151.00–154.00	152.51
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	115.00–150.00	131.57
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	157.00	157.00
57	—	861	118.50	118.50
3	—	581	134.00	134.00
69	—	731	125.50	125.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	30.00–31.50	30.69
1	—	1,270	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,141	40.00–45.00	42.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	45.00–50.00	47.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	72.50–80.00	76.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	500.00–730.00	629.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,205	500.00–730.00	600.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	900.00–1,250.00	1,070.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle